A bag contains many different colored marbles. In fact you know the following ...

1. The bag contains purple, black, white, and maroon marbles.

2. You will draw two marbles out of the bag (one after the other).

3. You will never draw the same colored marbles.

Which of the following is the correct sample space for what might occur?

Select one:

A. S={P, B, W, M}

B. S={P, B}

C. S={PB, PW, PM, BP, BW, BM, WP, WB, WM, MP, MB, MW}

D. S={PP, PB, PW, PM, BB, BP, BW, BM, WW, WP, WB, WM, MM, MP, MB, MW}

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Rey Gillespie

1 September, 08:17

A bag contains many different colored marbles. In fact you know the following ...

1. The bag contains purple, black, white, and maroon marbles.

2. You will draw two marbles out of the bag (one after the other).

3. You will never draw the same colored marbles.

Which of the following is the correct sample space for what might occur?

Select one:

A. S={P, B, W, M}

B. S={P, B}

C. S={PB, PW, PM, BP, BW, BM, WP, WB, WM, MP, MB, MW}

D. S={PP, PB, PW, PM, BB, BP, BW, BM, WW, WP, WB, WM, MM, MP, MB, MW}

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Rayne Ray · Answer 1

I believe it is C as it would have 2 different marbles each draw and I think there is only one marble for each color so it cant be d and b is possible but you can't only draw two colors if there is still two more and A is as if u are drawing one marble each time

the answer is c